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Rhabdomyosarcoma in childhood. Report of 27 cases
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and selection for t r e a t m e n t of patients with scoliosis.--Anthony H. Alter NERVOUS SYSTEM Impact of Computerised Axial Tomography on the Management of Posterior Fossa Turnouts in Childhood. E. Bolt-
shauser, H. Hamalatha, D. Grant, and K. Till. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 40:209-213, 1977. Fifty children were operated on from October, 1973 to December, 1975, 20 of whom were explored after investigation by CAT only. Experience suggested that CAT need be the only investigation in the majority of children suspected of having an expanding lesion in the posterior fossa. Head movement produced artifacts and noncooperative children required general anesthesia. Intravenous Conray-420 enhanced the pictures but conveyed a slight risk.--R. Brereton NEOPLASMS Rhabdomyosareoma in Childhood. Report of 27 Cases. A.
Muhoz, A. Valdivieso, M-C. Diaz, F. Berchi, et al. An Esp Pediat 10:557, 1977.
Twenty-seven cases of rhabdomyosarcoma in children between 1 mo and 14 yr of age are reported. Embryonal sarcoma was the most frequent histologic type and almost half of the cases were diagnosed in advanced clinical stages. Head and neck (11) and genitourinary (8)organs were the most common localizations. Treatment consisted of the combination of surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy (vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and actinomycin-D in nonmetastatic cases, plus adriamycin when metastases were present). The survival rate was 57.7%, with 53.8% of patients without evidence of disease during observation periods between 8 mo and 4 yr.--C. M. Almoyna Wilms" Tumor Metastatic to the Orbit. Jonathan D. Fratkin, John J. Purcell, Jay 11. Krachner, and James C. Taylor. JAMA 238:1841-1842, 1977.
In a 2~-yr-old boy, a proptotic right lower lid developed 1 yr after a primary abdominal mass proved to be Wilms' tumor. Echography demonstrated a firm orbital mass and showed destruction of the orbital floor. The biopsy specimen showed metastatic tumor cells. Like neuroblastoma, Wilms' tumor may secondarily invade the ocular adnexa.--S. L. Gans
BOOKS OF I N T E R E S T
Year Book of Surgery. Edited by Seymour L Schwartz. 511 pages, 141 illustrations. $21.00. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers, 1977.
pages, illustrated. $49.50. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1977.
Manual of Anesthesia. By John C. Snow. 547 pages. $12.50. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1977.
Congenital Malformations of the Heart and Great Vessels. By Hans Bankl. 264 pages, 58 figures. $24.50. Baltimore, Munich, Urban and Schwarzenberg, 1977.
Manual of Surgical Intensive Care. By the Committee on Pre- and Postoperative Care, American College o f Surgeons. Philadelphia, London, Toronto, W. B. Saunders Company, 1977.
Pediatric Radiology. By Alan E. Oestreich. 338 pages, illustrated. $15.00. Flushing, New York, Medical Examination Publishing Company, 1977.
Advances in Surgery. Vol. II. Edited by Charles Rob. 415 pages, illustrated. $28.50. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers, 1977.
Clinical Pediatric Oncology. Edited by Wataru IV. Sutow, Teresa J. Vietti, and Donald J. Fernbach. 751 pages, illustrated. $44.50. St. Louis, C. V. Mosby, 1977.
Surgery of the Stomach and Duodenum. Third Edition. Edited by Lloyd M. Nyhus and Christofer Wastell. 788
Malpractice. By Walter G. Alton. 230pages. $9.95. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1977.
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and selection for t r e a t m e n t of patients with scoliosis.--Anthony H. Alter NERVOUS SYSTEM Impact of Computerised Axial Tomography on the Management of Posterior Fossa Turnouts in Childhood. E. Bolt-
shauser, H. Hamalatha, D. Grant, and K. Till. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 40:209-213, 1977. Fifty children were operated on from October, 1973 to December, 1975, 20 of whom were explored after investigation by CAT only. Experience suggested that CAT need be the only investigation in the majority of children suspected of having an expanding lesion in the posterior fossa. Head movement produced artifacts and noncooperative children required general anesthesia. Intravenous Conray-420 enhanced the pictures but conveyed a slight risk.--R. Brereton NEOPLASMS Rhabdomyosareoma in Childhood. Report of 27 Cases. A.
Muhoz, A. Valdivieso, M-C. Diaz, F. Berchi, et al. An Esp Pediat 10:557, 1977.
Twenty-seven cases of rhabdomyosarcoma in children between 1 mo and 14 yr of age are reported. Embryonal sarcoma was the most frequent histologic type and almost half of the cases were diagnosed in advanced clinical stages. Head and neck (11) and genitourinary (8)organs were the most common localizations. Treatment consisted of the combination of surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy (vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and actinomycin-D in nonmetastatic cases, plus adriamycin when metastases were present). The survival rate was 57.7%, with 53.8% of patients without evidence of disease during observation periods between 8 mo and 4 yr.--C. M. Almoyna Wilms" Tumor Metastatic to the Orbit. Jonathan D. Fratkin, John J. Purcell, Jay 11. Krachner, and James C. Taylor. JAMA 238:1841-1842, 1977.
In a 2~-yr-old boy, a proptotic right lower lid developed 1 yr after a primary abdominal mass proved to be Wilms' tumor. Echography demonstrated a firm orbital mass and showed destruction of the orbital floor. The biopsy specimen showed metastatic tumor cells. Like neuroblastoma, Wilms' tumor may secondarily invade the ocular adnexa.--S. L. Gans
BOOKS OF I N T E R E S T
Year Book of Surgery. Edited by Seymour L Schwartz. 511 pages, 141 illustrations. $21.00. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers, 1977.
pages, illustrated. $49.50. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1977.
Manual of Anesthesia. By John C. Snow. 547 pages. $12.50. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1977.
Congenital Malformations of the Heart and Great Vessels. By Hans Bankl. 264 pages, 58 figures. $24.50. Baltimore, Munich, Urban and Schwarzenberg, 1977.
Manual of Surgical Intensive Care. By the Committee on Pre- and Postoperative Care, American College o f Surgeons. Philadelphia, London, Toronto, W. B. Saunders Company, 1977.
Pediatric Radiology. By Alan E. Oestreich. 338 pages, illustrated. $15.00. Flushing, New York, Medical Examination Publishing Company, 1977.
Advances in Surgery. Vol. II. Edited by Charles Rob. 415 pages, illustrated. $28.50. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers, 1977.
Clinical Pediatric Oncology. Edited by Wataru IV. Sutow, Teresa J. Vietti, and Donald J. Fernbach. 751 pages, illustrated. $44.50. St. Louis, C. V. Mosby, 1977.
Surgery of the Stomach and Duodenum. Third Edition. Edited by Lloyd M. Nyhus and Christofer Wastell. 788
Malpractice. By Walter G. Alton. 230pages. $9.95. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1977.